diff --git a/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm b/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
index 03f4e05b56..edd29479ce 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/fontutils.scm
@@ -148,6 +148,12 @@ (define-public python-afdko
        (modules '((guix build utils)))
        (snippet
         #~(begin
+            (substitute*
+                "tests/buildcff2vf_data/expected_output/SHSansJPVFTest.ttx"
+              ;; Adjust expected output to match newer fonttools.  Taken from:
+              ;; https://github.com/adobe-type-tools/afdko/commit/7c526390a10e
+              (("FDSelect format=\"3\"")
+               "FDSelect format=\"0\""))
             (with-directory-excursion "c/makeotf/lib/hotconv"
               ;; Delete ANTLR-generated code.
               (for-each delete-file
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index c140044dfc..ff9f458167 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -11407,14 +11407,14 @@ (define-public python-fonttools-full
 (define-public python-fonttools-next
   (package
     (inherit python-fonttools-full)
-    (version "4.32.0")
+    (version "4.37.1")
     (source (origin
               (inherit (package-source python-fonttools-full))
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (pypi-uri "fonttools" version ".zip"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "14nk43z0dmznypm3zp4sdc04x1y608jawlnmwdkk32a947khvaar"))))))
+                "1ryc1wca2v92wn24baryj5fr32lspl8rbsig32fnkxp1islf21j6"))))))
 
 (define-public python-ly
   (package